In
1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to
commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners
of war, Captain Oba Sakae (Takenouchi Yutaka) leads a group of his men
and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even
after hearing reports of the Japanese military’s surrender, Oba
dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla
attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname “The
Fox”. Soon, even the American commander who’s charged with the task of
capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.